They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

FNC Freedom Watch 4/13/09

Judge Napolitano talks about the DHS report on "right-wing extremists", as well as taxes and the tea party protests.

As an aside, it's slightly encouraging that, unlike the GOP during the Bush years, democrats are not completely in lockstep with the Obama administration on many issues. With regards to this DHS report, a top democratic congressman is "dumbfounded" by this report.

*In addition*

US govt faces veteran anger at extremism report

The US Homeland Security Department, under fire for saying US forces returning from the Iraq and Afghan wars were potential right-wing extremist recruits, said Wednesday it honors US veterans.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano sought to douse anger among conservatives and veterans groups like the American Legion over a report from her department warning of a rising threat of right-wing extremism.

"We are on the lookout for criminal and terrorist activity but we do not -- nor will we ever -- monitor ideology or political beliefs," Napolitano said in a statement amid charges that the department had done just that.

American Legion chief David Rehbein on Tuesday blasted the report as "incomplete, and, I fear, politically-biased" and took special aim at its warning that returning veterans having difficulties reintegrating society could be recruited by right-wing groups for possible terrorist attacks.